Help Me Romance Experts!

[HoneyLee]

i'd like a romance series suggestion
sweet and romantic (:
and a female protaganist
love triangles and/or jealous guys would be nice too
thanks!

[jedinat]

Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou - a must-see romance anime. no love triangle, but I guess jealous guy applies
Nana - I don't really like either of the protagonists, especially Nana (lol... "Hachi") but it's a very well made anime. love triangles apply cuz Hachi is a slut (my words, open to interpretation) and well, you'll see if you watch
Paradise Kiss - sorta similar to Nana.. but not really. I liked it quite a bit until towards the end
Lovely Complex - a very funny anime, i've watched 14 episodes or so... but for some reason stopped. don't really know why, I think I was anticipating some imminent crappiness and kinda got scared (a lot of things bother me that don't bother most people)

[Vibeke]

See this thread

[KholdStare]

I'd say Bokura ga Ita, Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, Lovely Complex, and maybe CCS.

[Autumn Demon]

kareshi kanojo no jijou
karin
strawberry panic (yuri)
tenshi na konamaiki

[HoneyLee]

thank you, ill try them all (:

[mcruz1014]

whatever you watch..... DO NOT WATCH SCHOOL DAYS..... unless of course, you like womanizing, heartless main characters, emotionless sluts for supporting characters, ridiculous plots, and horrible endings

[HoneyLee]

haha, ill keep that in mind

[Autumn Demon]

Originally Posted by mcruz1014

whatever you watch..... DO NOT WATCH SCHOOL DAYS..... unless of course, you like womanizing, heartless main characters, emotionless sluts for supporting characters, ridiculous plots, and horrible endings

that sounds like a good percent of anime. i'll be sure to watch it!

[KholdStare]

Hey now most anime I've watched so far is good and enjoyable, so don't diss all anime. School Days has its value, I will admit, but it's not a romantic anime. There's romance, but I would hesitate to put romance as the primary genre.

[Echoes]

Now, now, Don't lead the OP astray here, School Days is definitely not what he/she is looking for. It's not sweet, does not have a female protagonist and I find it hard to justify calling most of what goes on there romance.

The only thing thing that fits the bill is the love triangle, and even that's in a very distorted sense.

[Spirit Icana]

I'm going to suggest Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu, even though its a bit of a stretch to what your looking for, but I think you'll be touched anyway.

The story is told through the male perspective most of the time, but it centers around a girl that will throw the viewer into one emotional twister during the six episode OVA, from Toei Animation, based on the Seiun Award nominee light novels of the same name.

[mdauben]

Just my own comments and suggestions.

I see several recomendations for Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou. I would modify that by suggesting you just read the manga. The anime starts out really well, but about 2/3 of the way through several key creative people left the production, and it turned into one of the most horrible train-wrecks I have ever seen.

Karin and Lovely Complex are both great romantic comedies in their way. Of the two, Lovely Complex does have some rivals intruding into the main relationship from time to time, but it does not really have a consistent triangle going. Also, although Karin does have a female protagonist, it is aimed at the shounen audience, so it does contain a mild amount of "fanservice", which may put off some female vieweres.

If you are looking for some additional suggestions, you might want to check out Marmalade Boy and Peach Girl. In Marmalade Boy, the main character is involved in a triangle with the boy she had a crush on from junior high, and her brand new step-brother. In Peach Girl, the main character is involved in a triagle with the boy she had a crush on since junior high, and a "bad boy" with a heart of gold. These are both classic "shoujo" romances so they can be heavy on the melodrama at times.

[DragoonKain3]

Girl protagonist with a love triangle of sorts? Hm...


Noein - my top anime of last year, by a mile. Coming from a Haruhi-tard no less...
Nana- anime is too much like the manga that I haven't got far into it. But that's a good thing, since the manga rocks
Saiunkoku- definitely fits your description. Check it out.
Victorian Romance Emma - While Emma shares half her screentime to the other protagonist, it still a good story with romance and triangles.

Oldies but goodies
Escaflowne
Hana Yori Dango (or check out its dorama version)

If you're up for something different, I suggest Hataraki man. I think you'll be pleased.

[lftwgr]

Nodame Cantabile - it's a rom-com, but the male lead seems to have more air time than the female, although it's just as good.

I'll second Kare Kano (aka Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou aka His and Her Circumstances). And I agree the first 13 episodes are better because Hideaki Anno (of Evangelion fame) was still around then.

Fruits Basket - the story might be about a cursed family (3 guys in particular) but its focus is on the female lead Honda Tohru and how she changes their lives. Full of saccharin goodness, this one is.

[Kittay]

Mahoromatic : Is really good! I would say try that one.

[Furuno]

Altough the protagonist isn't female, but try to watch these :

Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
Byousoku 5 cm

Those two are form my TOP10 list, maybe you want to see them too since i'm also love good romance anime.

[Cyz]

I 2nd Strawberry Panic. It has a female lead and a love triangle. It's yuri btw so if you don't prefer same sex love thing, then I suggest ignoring it then. Anyway, you could also try watching Saiunkoku Monogatari too.

[KholdStare]

Mahoromatic is indeed good, but it focuses on approx. 60% comedy and 40% romance so if you like some comedy, go ahead.

[HoneyLee]

thanks everyone!